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The Kimwolf Botnet is Stalking Your Local Network (krebsonsecurity.com)
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The story you are reading is a series of scoops nestled inside a far more urgent Internet-wide security advisory. The vulnerability at issue has been exploited for months already, and it’s time for a broader awareness of the threat. The short version is that everything you thought you knew about the security of the internal network behind your Internet router probably is now dangerously out of date.

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[–] A_A@lemmy.world 9 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

12 days ago :
https://lemmy.world/post/40529739
Massive Android botnet Kimwolf infects millions, strikes with DDoS

17 days ago :
https://lemmy.world/post/40316169
史上最疯：独家揭秘感染全球180万Android设备的巨型僵尸网络Kimwolf | The craziest thing in history: Exclusive reveal of the giant botnet Kimwolf that infected 1.8 million Android devices worldwide

today's article :

... installed via unofficial Android TV boxes ...

[–] MagnificentSteiner@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Interesting. I tried to post this same article last night and I kept getting "invalid URL". Is there a trick to posting @BrikoX@lemmy.zip?

[–] BrikoX@lemmy.zip 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Not as far as I know. What client are you using? I posted this using Photon client (m.lemmy.zip).

[–] MagnificentSteiner@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 weeks ago

I'm on desktop using Firefox. I tried both the article URL and the top level domain and it wouldn't take either. Could have just been a temporary issue I guess.

[–] Badabinski@kbin.earth 3 points 4 weeks ago

Yikes, my dad has one of those android TV boxes...

[–] yodeljunkmanenvy@piefed.social 2 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Linus Tech Tips did an exposé on those boxes a few years ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vpepaQ-VQQ

[–] TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

You know, i was just saying we need more IoT bullshit for 2026. /s